Atmospheric analysis

We’re into our fifth day of sampling up here at Raoul Island and all is going well.

Using a very wide net to complete a 960m deep mesopelagic trawl near the Kermadec Islands has brought up a large number and diverse range of deep water species.

Filmed from our underwater cameras, watch as Koha the turtle is released back into the ocean near Raoul Island.

In Lauder, Central Otago - NIWA atmospheric technician Wills Dobson releases a weather balloon with a couple of gopro cameras attached. 46 minutes later we're in the stratosphere - at 27 kms - capturing some incredible footage above New Zealand's South Island.

During September and October Raoul Island is like Grand Central Station for humpback whales.

During the middle of last night we arrived at Raoul Island.

After the flurry of activity and excitement when Koha the rehabilitated turtle came aboard, it has been a relatively quiet couple of days.

When you’ve spent a long time viewing something a particular way, it’s hard to recognise when it changes.

Read the latest news and updates from the Kermadec expedition 2016.

Live from Tangaroa. Amelia from The Pew Charitable Trusts will keep you up-to-date with all the action from RV Tangaroa through her regular blog posts.

An update for 20 October describing soil moisture across the country to help assess whether severely to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent.

A critically endangered turtle today began a two-day journey back to its home in Rangitāhua, the Kermadecs.